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Tapirus rioplatensis
Taxonomy
Tapirus rioplatensis was named by Cattoi (1957). Its type specimen is MACN 15.735, a partial skeleton (mandible with dentition, vertebras, pelvis elements), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is esquina Salguero y Arenales, CABA, which is in an Ensenadan terrestrial horizon in Argentina.
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1957 | Tapirus rioplatensis Cattoi p. 16 |
| 2013 | Tapirus rioplatensis Holanda and Ferrero |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Tapirus rioplatensis Cattoi 1957
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| N. Cattoi 1957 | Especie de mayor talla y robustez que cualquier otro tapir pleistocenico y reciente de America de Sur. Mandibula fuerte y grande, con region sinfisiaria ancha, con diametro transversal casi igual en toda su longitud. Molariformes mandibulares con metalofido e hipolofido francamente convergentes hacia el lado externo; metalofido de mayor altura que hipolofido. Pelvis robusta, con el cuerpo del ilion de seccion triangular y agujero obrurador de gran diametro. |